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Old Feb 24, 2024 | 4:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Drwaz99
Can only guess until they announce it. But I'm assuming March 1, too. Complimentary upgrades are going to get even more rare once these upgrades start earning LPs
Originally Posted by Dave Noble
I would suspect that people who buy upgrades are doing so due to wanting to travel business class as opposed to wanting to buy LPs
Agreed. In my case, as I've said before:

Originally Posted by bse118
Standard domestic F isn't worth paying money for, and a few measly additional LPs isn't going to change that.

On the other hand I will (and have) happily purchased $350 Y-->J upgrades on long-hauls. Excellent value for the comfort upgrade. LPs are irrelevant to the reasons I purchase the upgrade.
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Originally Posted by EXP100
Given the obsession I see at the gate and ACs about upgrades at least for EXP and maybe PP yeah it's the number one benefit.
Complimentary upgrades apply to less than half of the flights I take. Absolutely not the biggest benefit in my case. Far from it.
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